The Complete MAUS, english edition: Art Spiegelman

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Through a series of interviews over more than two years, Vladek tells Artie his stories. He begins in prewar Poland, when he meets and marries the brilliant, charming daughter of a wealthy manufacturer: Anja. The two live happily together in the city of Sosnowiec, surrounded by their families. When war breaks out in 1939, Vladek is called to the front as a Polish soldier. Vladek is captured by the Germans as a prisoner of war, and spends months in a forced labor camp before escaping and returning home to Sosnowiec. Reunited with his family — which includes, by this time, a young son named Richieu — Vladek finds that the German invasion has had a dramatic impact on the situation of Poland’s Jews. In the months following his return to Sosnowiec, violence against Jews becomes a common occurrence. Both German Nazis and Christian Poles are eager to marginalize and dehumanize Jews. Soon, Jews are forced to give up their homes and move into ghettos: segregated neighborhoods where they face constant surveillance, as well as random violence, from soldiers and police. Until just a few weeks ago, the only reason for why I read graphic novels now and then was because of people's constant recommendations about the beauty and the value of those kinds of books. I will be honest; I am guilty of never believing those words. Most likely did I read graphic novels which didn't suit my personal tastes, but Art Spiegelman was capable of shattering my expectations and completely stunning me with the art of his writing and his illustrations.

Antagonist: German soldiers and hostile Polish civilians are obvious antagonists for the Jews who are struggling to survive amidst persecution. However, the story also explores the many ways in which Jewish people — and others were who suffered alongside them in concentration camps and in war-torn Poland — harm and undermine one another in moments of desperation. Though Vladek and Anja are beneficiaries of amazing acts of kindness and humanity, and often do their best to help others in return, Maus shows clearly how danger and privation breed selfishness and callousness. Miller, Frieda (1998). Maus: A Memoir of the Holocaust: Teacher's Guide (PDF). Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. ISBN 978-1-895754-29-2.Spiegelman consigue con este comic dar con una forma distinta de interesarnos una vez más en las atrocidades del holocausto, lo que tiene su mérito pues todo lo contado en Maus lo hemos leído y/o visto muchas veces. Es por ello que durante su lectura acudirán a sus mentes historias de otras novelas, escenas de otras películas. Tout en BD staff (1998). "Le festival BD: Le palmarès 1988" (in French). Tout en BD. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012 . Retrieved January 31, 2012.

Spiegelman's perceived audacity in using the Holocaust as his subject was compounded by his telling the story in comics. The prevailing view in the English-speaking world held comics as inherently trivial, [119] thus degrading Spiegelman's subject matter, especially as he used animal heads in place of recognizably human ones. [120] Talking animals have been a staple of comics, and while they have a traditional reputation as children's fare, the underground had long made use of them in adult stories, [121] for example in Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat, which comics critic Joseph Witek asserts shows that the genre could "open up the way to a paradoxical narrative realism" that Maus exploited. [122] Morman, Todd (January 29, 2003). "High Art, Hit Movies and Manifestos". IndyWeek.com . Retrieved June 7, 2012. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Reizbaum, Marilyn (2000). Silberstein, Laurence Jay (ed.). Mapping Jewish Identities. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-9769-3. Wizard staff (June 2009). "100 Greatest Graphic Novels of our Lifetime". Wizard. Wizard Entertainment (212).It´s still a great work, but maybe all the same animals of one species would have been an even better choice. Not just because it would have been ideal to show that they´re all the same, just different, let's say with dogs or cats and many breeds, but because it´s just an unnecessary point of criticism that could have easily been avoided. It's petty and art is free, but some nations might not find it that great to be associated with certain animals. Kaplan 2008, p.172; Sabin 1993, p.246; Stringer 1996, p.262; Ahrens & Meteling 2010, p.1; Williams & Lyons 2010, p.7. Conan, Neal (October 5, 2011). " 'MetaMaus': The Story Behind Spiegelman's Classic". NPR . Retrieved May 8, 2012. Spiegelman dedicated Maus to his brother Richieu and his first daughter Nadja. [71] The book's epigraph is a quote from Adolf Hitler: "The Jews are undoubtedly a race, but they are not human". [72] International publication [ edit ]